Falls Junior Matthew

Name:

Junior Matthew Falls

Rank:

Staff Sergeant

Serial Number:

35539769

Unit:

549th Bomber Squadron, 385th Bomber Group, Heavy

Date of Death:

1944-02-21

State:

Ohio

Cemetery:

Oak Grove Cemetery, Bowling Green, Ohio

Plot:

Sec. 6 Lot 460 Plat 4

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Junior Matthew Falls was born on October 10, 1922, in Cygnet, Ohio. He was the son of Clement Henry Falls and Beatrice M. Collins Falls.

Junior served in the 549th Bomber Squadron, 385th Bomber Group, Heavy, as a Staff Sergeant and Tail Gunner on the B-17 #42-37963 during World War II. On February 21, 1944, bombers were returning to the 385th Bomber Group's base at Great Ashfield, England, from a raid on targets in Germany. The pilot lost control of the plane in the clouds. He collided with another aircraft (B-17 #42-31370) in the formation; a bomber from the 550th Bomb Squadron. Both aircraft crashed into the marshes at Reedham, and all of the crew members of both airplanes were killed.

SSgt Falls is now buried in the Oak Grove Cemetery, Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio, USA.